The Dodgers (79-33) and the Diamondbacks (64-48) square off once again, with the Dodgers taking another shot at being the first team to 80 wins this year. Alex Wood (2.33 ERA, 2.57 FIP, 3.11 DRA), who’s been dealing with fatigue, will take the mound with hopes of rediscovering some of the speed he’s been missing in his past couple of starts.
| Dodgers | D’backs | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:40 PM PT | Arizona | ||
| LF | Taylor | LF | Peralta |
| SS | Seager | 2B | Rosales |
| 3B | Turner | CF | Pollock |
| 1B | Bellinger | 1B | Goldschmidt |
| C | Grandal | RF | Martinez |
| 2B | Utley | SS | Marte |
| CF | Pederson | 3B | Lamb |
| RF | Puig | C | Mathis |
| P | Wood (L) | P | Greinke (R) |
Wood’s velocity has been declining as the season progresses, as Brim noted on Twitter last week:
A thing I'm not enthused about with Alex Wood is his velocity trend.